Governance crisis at EssilorLuxottica following Del Vecchio’s departure

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, heir to EssilorLuxottica, abruptly left the group in late August.

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He calls for a strategy shift and challenges CEO Francesco Milleri’s leadership.

This internal conflict weakens one of the world’s leading optics companies.

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